ENGLISH

Jews of Medieval christendom

By Robert Chazan

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2007
ISBN
0521846668, 9780521846660, 0521616646, 9780521616645
Open Library ID
OL17211574M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3594686 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Medieval Textbooks
Edition
1
Pages
362\362
Topic
History
Library
torrents.ru tech collections 2009-11-14
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-01-11 02:35:34

Description

Between the years AD 1000 and 1500, western Christendom absorbed by conquest and attracted through immigration a growing number of Jews. This community was to make a valuable contribution to rapidly developing European civilisation but was also to suffer some terrible setbacks, culminating in a series of expulsions from the more advanced westerly areas of Europe. At the same time, vigorous new branches of world Jewry emerged and a rich new Jewish cultural legacy was created. In this important new historical synthesis, Robert Chazan discusses the Jewish experience over a 500 year period across the entire continent of Europe. As well as being the story of medieval Jewry, the book simultaneously illuminates important aspects of majority life in Europe during this period. This book is essential reading for all students of medieval Jewish history and an important reference for any scholar of medieval Europe.

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